As A Redshirt Senior (2010): Played in nine games ... recorded 21 total tackles (11 solo) ... notched four tackles for a loss and two sacks on the year ... recovered one fumble ... three total tackles, including one sack, in season-opening win over Clarion (9/2) ... three total tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, in a win over Notre Dame College (9/11) ... also recovered a fumble against the Falcons ... two total tackles against West Liberty (9/30) and WV Wesleyan (10/23) ... six total tackles (three solo), including one TFL, at Concord (11/6) ... three total tackles on Senior Day vs. WV State (11/13).
As A Senior (2009): Redshirted the season.
As A Junior (20008): Played in 10 games and made three starts … recorded 34 total tackles (19 solo) … also notched four TFLs, one sack and batted down two passes … four total stops against WV State (9/13), including one for a loss … season-high seven total tackles (four solo) in win over Shepherd (9/20) … three solo tackles and one sack against West Liberty (10/2) … four solo tackles and two assists and one TFL against Charleston (10/11) … three total stops including one TFL in shutout victory over WV Wesleyan (10/25) … three solo tackles against Seton Hill (11/1).
As A Sophomore (2007): Played in 10 games … all-conference honorable mention defense … tallied 60 tackles including 36 solo … second on the team in total tackles … recorded nine sacks on the year, ranking in the top 10 in school history for a single season … tallied five tackles including three sacks against the Apprentice School (9/1) … six tackles (five solo) against North Greenville (9/8) … notched eight tackles (five solo) at West Virginia State (9/15) … four solo stops and two assists against Shepherd (9/22) … seven total tackles against Glenville State (9/29) … recorded six tackles and three sacks at West Liberty (10/6) … four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and three assists against Seton Hill (11/3) … one TFL to go with five total tackles against Concord (11/10).
As A Freshman (2006): Played in all 11 games … made three solo tackles and assisted on another … recorded one sack against Shepherd (9/30) … had two solo tackles against (10/14).
BeforeFairmont State: Decorated player out of Keyser High ... lettered four seasons in football ... set school record for touchdowns in a game with six ... rushed for over 1,200 yards for the Tornados as a senior ... three-time all-conference and all-state pick ... named offensive MVP in 2005 ... also lettered in track ... won a state championship in the shot put.
Personal: Phillip Mark Tyman Jr. ... born Feb. 27, 1987 ... son of Valerie and Mark Twyman ... one of five children ... lists winning the state championship in the shot put as his biggest athletic thrill ... chose FSU because of the campus and recreation center ... majoring in business administration.
